Palmerton Approves Contract With Police Briefly

Palmerton Borough Council has approved a two-year contract for borough police.

Councilman Barry Scherer, chairman of the law and order committee, said the contract, approved Tuesday night, marks the first time the department has had an agreement that runs for more than a year.

The new contract, which will go into effect Jan. 1 and run through Dec. 31, 1986, includes increases for patrolmen of 9 percent next year and 8 percent the year after. Scherer noted thatpolice had no raise last year.

In addition, disability benefits were increased from $450 to $550 a month and the police gave up President's Day in exchange for New Year's Eve as a holiday.